title: Descriptions of eleven Opatrini pupae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from China.
abstract: The pupal stage of eleven Opatrini species occuring in the northern China are described and a key for their identifiaction is provided. The species are Scleropatrum horridum horridum Reitter, Gonocephalum reticulatum Motschulsky, Opatrum (Opatrum) subaratum Faldermann, Eumylada potanini (Reitter), Eumylada punctifera (Reitter), Penthicus (Myladion) alashanicus (Reichardt), Penthicus (Myladion) nojonicus (Kaszab), Myladina unguiculina Reitter, Melanesthes (Opatronesthes) rugipennis Reitter, Melanesthes (Melanesthes) maxima maxima Ménétriès and Melanesthes (Melanesthes) jintaiensis Ren.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China ; School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo-Dong
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: You-Zhi
keywords: China; Opatrini; Tenebrionidae; pupa; taxonomy